Moscow court remands man accused of knife attack on metro passenger

A man accused of attacking a passenger in a passageway at Moscow’s Elektrozavodskaya metro station has been remanded in custody. City prosecutors said he struck the 31-year-old victim with his fist and a utility knife.

Prosecutors said the assailant punched the passenger in the head several times before fleeing. The injured man received medical treatment.

The suspect was identified soon afterwards and charged with hooliganism under part 2 of article 213 of Russia’s Criminal Code. The metro prosecutor’s office is supervising the case.